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She was the glue that held the band together. Her smiling face and on-stage antics will be missed by all who knew and played music with her. She is survived by her husband Jim and her three children, Wendy Smollock, James Sweet Jr. and Gregory Sweet, six grand children, and sister Judith Ann Stewart. March 25,2007 |
In honor of her passing, the Sugar Sand Ramblers band will no longer perform in public.
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brought together a cross section of musicians from the New Jersey
Pinelands
area, each with their own talent and appreciation for the region, an appreciation
expressed in the songs they sing and music they play. The Pine Barrens
natives have always been able to make their own music. There are songs
of good times and songs of woe, songs for dance and songs that simply reflect
a deep respect for this remote area. Music is at the heart of the Pinelands
tradition. It is a tradition passed down from one generation to the next.
Southern New Jersey is rich in a heritage that has been expressed over
the centuries in its music and folk lore. From tales of the infamous Jersey
Devil and other characters that roamed the depths of the pinelands in times
past, to the pristine beauty of the white sugar sand roads contrasting
the dark cedar water streams with their colorful and rare flowers and pine
and cedar trees deep in the woods. This is what makes the culture of the
Pine Barrens of New Jersey, a very special place.
With Carol Ann on dulcimer and chorded zither, Kevin on guitar, Jimmy on fiddle and banjo, Russell on banjo, and Jim on bass fiddle, the Sugar Sand Ramblers bring you a sampling of the music played and enjoyed by the people who live in this area, the sounds of the New Jersey Pines. |
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